Privacy and Security Policies to Support Electronic Health Information Exchange

Description:
Policy brief commissioned by the California HealthCare Foundation examining the importance of building a statewide system of electronic health information exchange (HIE) and the role that sound privacy and security policies should play in building and sustaining the public's trust. The brief offers patient- and consumer-based policy solutions to privacy and security concerns that balance individual and societal issues. Finally, it identifies gaps in the legal framework and suggests areas that merit further attention from federal and state policymakers.